66'Chance!!!! Lavatsa gets to the end of a pass from Pinchez at the edge of the box. He turns, fires - its heading in - oh my, it bounces off the upright with the keeper well beaten.The Kenyan bench can't believe the near miss - the fans too

64'Half chance; Opiyo sends a cross goal ward; sudan keeper Abdelrahman Ali collided with his defender and spilt it but was quick enough to get the ball ahead of a preying Kahata in the box

61'Ghost on the commentary box' They (Kenya) have done well so far and looking for a second goal but Sudan have been outstanding in defense . . . '

60'Lavatsa on the left sends a cross goal ward but Eltahir Elhag cuts out the ball before it can find a Kenyan connection

59'Outstanding Kahata, electrifies with his crisp passes - one of which finds Pinches; he takes a shot from outside the 18 0 his shot beats keeper Abdelrahman Ali but bounces off the cross bar for a goal kick

58'Just joining us? Kenya leads Sudan 1-0. Allan Wanga header in the 34' is the difference in this absorbing clash at Nyayo that kick off at 6.30 - one and a half hours later than scheduled

57'Wanga, the dirtiest man on the pitch, takes on Malik Mohammed on the touchline to give away a free kick

56'Lavatsa on the right feeds Wanga in the box but steady Malik Mohammed cuts him out - and outside the box brings down Wanga - no foul

55'Lavatsa chases down a ball on the right - he never gives up does he? The ball goes out nonetheless

53'Adel Amrouche, with an Addidas cap and Nike jacket paces at the touchline watching his Kelme clad players

51'Ismail Elsiddig sends a shot goal ward. It ping pongs on Kenyan defenders but Duncan is agile and stops what would have been a corner
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50'Chance for Kenya; Lavatsa hands Opiyo a pass on the right wing, he moves forward, gets to the edge of the box and sends a low shot for goal - noooo, he misses, the ball flies just wide off the far post for a goal kick

49'Elrayah Ali Malik with a double clutch challenge on link man Francis Kahata. Does he get a card. No? Free kick for Kenya goes wide

48'Throw in for Kenya by Aboud mid pitch has little effect

47'Long ball from Malik Mohammed lands in the box - Duncan Ochieng sends it out for a throw in. No danger from it

41'Malik Mohammed hands Kahata a hand off mid pitch - he goes does in pain mid pitch. Atudo goes for the free kick - sends a grass scorcher all the way to goal but Abdelrahman Ali gets it despite an initial spill

40'Sudan start from deep but Faris Abdalla, at the edge of the box, is cut out by the no nonsense Jockins Atudo

39'Kenya with a free kick from 30 yards. Lavatsa takes it but it turns out to be a sure conversion - the rugby type as it goes way up

38'Winger Faris Abdalla runs down the left wing but his cross for goal finds no one to tap it in

36' Aboud Omar clips the outstanding Eltahir Elhag, Sudan's sure defender. He is slapped with a yellow card - his third in the tournament

35' Crowd is ecstatic at Nyayo. Kenya leads 1-0

35' Goooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Despite being titly marked, Wanga get the ball and heads it in despite rolling off under the upright for Kenya's first goal

34' Corner whipped and many exchanges later, David Owino sends the ball to the box.

33'Wanga gets to the end of a pass from Opiyo, he squares a pass to the top of the box - for Miheso but an agile Eltahir clears for a corner

32'Ghost Mulee from the commentary box 'When you do not utilise your chance against a solid Sudan side you may get punished . ... '

30' Chance!! Aboud Omar whips in a cross from the left but Sudan's defense slice it out for a corner - Kenya's 4th. Miheso brings it in, Atudo has a header on it, Wanga goes for the kill .. . oh no, he misses - he was off side anyway

30'All even at Nyayo. Kenya - Sudan, 0-0

28'sudan with a free kick from 30 yards out. Nadir Eltayeb sends it straight for goal - and straight to Duncan Ochieng, 37, a man who has featured in CECAFA senior challenge Cup since 1999

27'Eltahir Elhag toys around the ball outside Kenya's 18. They neat 8 or so passes with ease as the Kenyan backs watch

25'Kahata with two attempts; to Lavatsa, then he gets it back , then to Wanga who races to the byline - but the ball goes out for a goal kick

24'Wanga concedes a free kick in mid pitch when he had his boots high on Sudan's holding midfielder Ismail Elsiddig

23'CECAFA fact; Sudan is in their first final since winning the title in 2007. Kenya was in the final in 2009 and 2012 - lost to Uganda in both occasions

22'Sudan fully settled in the game, restricts Kenya in midfield . .

22'Ismail Elsiddig with the ball in midfield, sends it forward but David Owino is at hand to clear

21'Sudan win set piece in the Kenyan half. Captain Hamoda Bashir takes it but its cleared

1'Game on from 6.30 pm from the Nyayo National Stadium after a one and a half hour delay. No rain, surface looks playable

PREA minute of silence in honor of the departed Nelson Mandela being observed

PREGame kicks off at 6.30pm.

PREKenya is making it's 3rd home final after 1979 (lost to Malawi 3-2) and 1983 (beat Zimbabwe 1-0). Kenya is hosting the tournament for the 6th time the other years being 1989, 1994 and 2009.

PREGame to kick off at 6.30 - probably. We await confirmation

PREGame won't kick off at 6pm as rescheduled - Sudan only just got in. Players warming up now . . . .

PRE5.54 Sudan make their way to the Stadium for a 6pm kick off - after being released from their Hotel room over unpaid bills

PRECECAFA Fact; From 34 appearances, Kenya has qualified for the final 13 times - and gone on to win 5 times (1975, 1981/2/3 and 2002). Sudan has been to the final 5 times from 19 editions. They have gone on to win it 3 times (1980, 2006, 2007)

PRECECAFA Fact; To be in the final, Sudan came from behind to beat Zambia 2-1. Kenya beat Rwanda 1-0 in the 2nd semi

PRECECAFA Fact; Only James Situma (was a 69' sub for Waruru) and Duncan Ochieng were in the squad that played Sudan then. Mulinge Ndeto who played then is a sub in today's game
For Sudan, Nazar Hamid who played then against Kenya is the only survivor. He is however not in the list of 18 for the game

PRECECAFA Fact; Last time Kenya - Sudan met was on 3rd Dec 2011 during a Grp 'C' match in Tanzania. Sudan won the tie 1-0. Kenya was knocked out from the group stage as Sudan went on to make the semis. They emerged 3rd, their best showing since winning thee title in 2007.

PRECECAFA Fact; Kenya and Sudan have NEVER met in the CECAFA final in the previous 36 editions of the tournament.